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It is more honorable to be raised to a throne than to be born to one. Fortune bestows the one, merit obtains the other.

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To be able to say how much love, is love but little.
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Calculation Love
Death had his grudge against me, and he got up in the way, like an armed robber, with a pike in his hand.
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Death Grudge Hands Himself
Often on earth the gentlest heart is fain To feed and banquet on another’s woe.
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Earth Enemy Heart
While life is in your body, you have the rein of all thoughts in your hands.
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Body Hands Life Thinking
I would have preferred to have been born in any other time than our own.
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Born Ourselves Preference Time
The aged love what is practical while impetuous youth longs only for what is dazzling.
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Age Difference Love Practice Relationship
Who over-refines his argument brings himself to grief.
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Argument Grief Himself
Mere elegance of language can produce at best but an empty renown.
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Elegant Empty Language Production
Ruthless striving, overcomes everything.
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Endurance Perseverance Strive
All pleasure in the world is a passing dream.
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Dreaming Pass Pleasure World
And tears are heard within the harp I touch.
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Music Myself Tears Touch
Hitherto your eyes have been darkened and you have looked too much, yes, far too much, upon the things of earth. If these so much delight you what shall be your rapture when you lift your gaze to things eternal!
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Darkness Earth Eyes Forever Sight Yourself
He loves but lightly who his love can tell.
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Himself Light Love
Suspicion is the cancer of friendship.
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Cancer Friendship One Liner Suspicious
It may be only glory that we seek here, but I persuade myself that, as long as we remain here, that is right. Another glory awaits us in heaven and he who reaches there will not wish even to think of earthly fame.
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Fame Glory Heaven Myself Seek Thinking
Great errors seldom originate but with men of great minds.
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Error Men Mind

It is more honorable to be raised to a throne than to be born to one. Fortune bestows the one, merit obtains the other.

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